01876     2200253   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001800097041000800115082001200123084001600135100002400151245005200175260003300227300003700260500002300297520112300320650003701443650006301480700002901543990002501572990002501597INLIS00000000000470120221104081213  a0010-0520004701221104                |          | eng    a1-4200-7011-8  aeng  a345.730  a345.730 DEA0 aDeath Penalty Today14aDeath Penalty Today /cEdited by Robert M. Bohm  aNew York :bCRC Press,c2008  axvi, 224 p. :b:illus. ;c24 cm.  aIndeks : p.219-224  aMore than 30 years after the US Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, it is still plagued with egregious problems. Issues of wrongful conviction, inhumane practices, and its efficacy as a deterrent are hotly debated topics. As of August 2007, two-thirds of the world's countries have abolished the death penalty. Today, the US falls alongside Iran, Iraq, Sudan, China, and Pakistan as countries that continue to believe the death penalty is a necessary and productive practice. Compiling articles and essays from leading experts, it presents an in-depth examination of the current points of debate. The first of two sections focuses on miscarriages of justice, including errors in conviction and possible remedies. It reviews 13 death penalty study commissions that reveal potential causes of wrongful conviction and discusses relevant factors such as geography, timeframe, and race. The first section also considers the responsibility of the state for reintegration of the wrongfully convicted after exoneration, as well as flaws with the ability of lethal injections to produce a "humane" and "painless" death. 4aCapital Punishment-United States 4aCapital Punishment-Moral and Ethical Aspects-United States0 aEdited by Robert M. Bohm  a10222/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10222/MKRI-P/XI-2008